A jury in Nashville, Tennessee found Brandon Vandenburg, 21, and Cory Batey, who turned 21 on Tuesday, guilty of aggravated rape and aggravated sexual battery.

The decision took just three hours, and now both men face at least 15 years in prison without the possibility of parole and up to 60 years behind bars, with sentencing set for March 6.

Batey was found guilty of four counts of aggravated rape, two counts of aggravated sexual battery and one count of attempted aggravated rape.

Vandenburg was found guilty of four counts of aggravated rape, two counts of aggravated sexual battery, and one count each of attempted aggravated rape, unlawful photography, and tampering with evidence.

Deliberations: A jury found Brandon Vandenburg, pictured left on Tuesday, and Cory Batey, pictured right on Monday, guilty of aggravated rape and aggravated sexual battery

Batey (above) sat emotionless as the jury read their guilty verdict, convicting him on all seven counts

Vandenburg (above) shook his head and at one point even rolled his eyes as he was declared guilty

Batey sat emotionless as the jury read their verdict, while Vandenburg shook his head and rolled his eyes, in compete disbelief over the jury's decision.

A statement from the victim was read afterwards to the courtroom, in which she said; 'Thank you to everyone who has supported me throughout this difficult process. I'm thankful that the criminal justice system will hold the defendants responsible for their violent crimes.

'I am also hopeful that the publicity this case has received will lead to a discussion of how we can end sexual violence on college campuses. Finally, I want to remind other victims of sexual violence: You are not alone. You are not to blame.'

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Vanderbilt released a statement as well in which Vice Chancellor Beth Fortune said; 'Our heart goes out to the victim. Her testimony was forceful and brave. She has received our care and support.'

She then added; 'The safety and security of our students is Vanderbilt's top priority. Sexual violence will never be tolerated. Incidents will be investigated, victims will be supported, and perpetrators will be punished.'

Both men were immediately taken in following the verdict to await sentencing.

Aggravated rape is punishable by 15 to 80 years in jail, while aggravated sexual battery is punishable by 8 to 30 years in jail.

Vandenburg also faces up to 6 years for the unlawful photography charge and 15 years for tampering with evidence.

Vandenburg's parents embrace one another after the guilty verdict (above)

Batey's mother (above) was so upset she needed help walking out of the courtroom

Vandenburg gets a hug from attorney Albert Perez Jr. after being found guilty

Batey says goodbye to his attorney Worrick Robinson after being found guilty

'I think we did the best we could. I think we shined a light on a national problem. There’s several tragedies in this case,' said Batey's attorney Worrick Robinson following the verdict.

He also strongly suggested an appeal of the jury's decision.

Meanwhile, Albert Perez Jr., Vandenburg’s attorney, held back tears as he explained his client's behavior during the verdict, saying; 'It’s very difficult for a person who is young to understand what happened because he asked me, "What happened?" He didn’t understand.'

'Sexual violence against women is wrong,' said Davidson County District Attorney General Glenn Funk as he addressed the media.

'Don't blame the culture. Don't blame alcohol. Don't blame the victim. Sexual violence is a crime and it will be prosecuted.'

Victim's Statement

'Thank you to everyone who has supported me throughout this difficult process. I'm thankful that the criminal justice system will hold the defendants responsible for their violent crimes. The hard work of the law enforcement officers, prosecutors and victims' advocates who dedicated so many months of their lives to this case has made justice possible.

'I am also hopeful that the publicity this case has received will lead to a discussion of how we can end sexual violence on college campuses. Finally, I want to remind other victims of sexual violence: You are not alone. You are not to blame.'

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Vandenburg's father could be heard crying out as the guilty charges were read against his son according to WSMV.

The victim was also in the courtroom for the verdict, and began crying as the two men were declared guilty on all counts.

Last week, the alleged victim testified that Vandenburg, whom she was dating, plied her with alcohol one night in June 2013 and the next thing she remembers is waking up in a strange dorm room.

The jury saw surveillance footage showing her being dragged to Vandenburg's dorm room.

Inside the room, Vandenburg switched on porn and encouraged Batey and two others to assault the woman with a water bottle and rape her, prosecutors said.

The jury was shown graphic cell phone footage of part of the alleged sexual attack, which the men had recorded. Vandenburg then sent some footage to friends.

One of the men, Brandon Banks, allegedly anally raped the woman with the water bottle as Vandenburg said, 'squeeze that s***', the video showed. Batey then allegedly urinated on her.

'It wasn't just about sexual gratification and fun, it was about degrading her, humiliating her,' Deputy District Attorney Tom Thurman said in his closing arguments on Tuesday.

The woman was then 'thrown in the hall like a piece of trash by the man she trusted, Brandon Vandenburg,' Thurman said.

'She's not a piece of trash,' he continued. 'She's a victim. Not an alleged victim. A victim. A victim that had the courage to take that stand and face her attackers. A victim that had the courage to come in here and fight for justice.'

The woman testified last week that she could not remember any of the attack.

Throughout the trial, the defense had argued that the men had become swept up in a promiscuous college culture, where people walked around naked and binged on alcohol.

'Don't blame the culture. Don't blame alcohol. Don't blame the victim. Sexual violence is a crime and it will be prosecuted,' said Davidson County District Attorney General Glenn Funk (above) after the verdict

Waiting game: The defense gatherers after the jury was read the charges against Vandenburg and Batey

Questions: On Monday, Batey, pictured as he testified on the stand, said he blacked out from drinking so much on the night of the attack and could not remember what had happened

But Thurman said that was not the culture that was revealed during the trial.

Vanderbilt Statement

'The jury has spoken. Now it is up to the court to impose an appropriate sentence on the defendants. The conduct revealed by the evidence at trial was profoundly disturbing and utterly unacceptable.

'Our heart goes out to the victim. Her testimony was forceful and brave. She has received our care and support.

'Many months ago Vanderbilt found both defendants responsible for violating our sexual misconduct policy, and we quickly discharged both of them from the football team and subsequently expelled them from the university. We are confident we acted appropriately.

'Since Vanderbilt first reported the incident to the Nashville police, we have given our full cooperation to law enforcement, including the District Attorney's office. We will continue to do so.

'The safety and security of our students is Vanderbilt's top priority. Sexual violence will never be tolerated. Incidents will be investigated, victims will be supported, and perpetrators will be punished. We will also continue our comprehensive ongoing efforts to raise awareness of the importance of every Vanderbilt student intervening when another student is at risk or in distress.'

'The culture you really saw was entitled athletes thinking rules don't apply to them, that's the real culture you saw here,' he told the court on Tuesday. 'Their mindset that they could get away with anything. "The rules don't apply to us".'

Defense attorneys for the men had also argued that due to the copious amounts of alcohol they had consumed - one estimate put Batey's consumption at as many as 22 drinks - they were not aware of their surroundings.

Batey took the stand on Monday and claimed he had 'blacked out' and didn't remember what happened that night in Vandenburg's dorm room until he later saw cellphone images.

'I was just drunk out of my mind,' Batey testified. 'This is something I would never do in my right state of mind. I'm just sorry.'

But Thurman dismissed the claim, pointing out that Batey had lucidly texted a friend to say he wanted a quesadilla - with the word correctly spelled - just 30 minutes before the alleged attack.

He then went for a shower and made phone calls to friends before hanging out with his girlfriend.

'Is that a blackout?' Thurman asked. 'Is that a person who doesn't know what he's doing? Is that a person who's not acting knowingly?'

Similarly, he said that Vandenburg had been drinking, yet nobody during the trial testified that he was not aware of his surroundings.

In the aftermath of the attack, Vandenburg pressured his friends to delete the graphic videos and attempted to destroy evidence on cellphones and computers, prosecutors said. He also emailed the victim and pressured her not to say anything negative about him, they said.

'Are those the actions of a person who is not criminally responsible?' Thurman asked. 'There's an inference of guilt when you attempt to destroy evidence... Innocent people don't destroy evidence.'

But Vandenburg's attorney interpreted his client's attempts to destroy the photos a different way.

'He at least had the sense afterwards to be upset about it,' Fletcher Long told the jury.

'Attackers': Jaborian 'Tip' McKenzie, left, and Brandon Banks, right, are also accused in the rape case

Regrets? McKenzie also took the stand during his teammates' trial and insisted he had not touched the girl

Injuries: Katherine Parnell, a nurse at Metro General who carried out a rape kit on the victim, said the young woman had multiple bruises across her thighs and buttocks, and scratches on her feet

He also insisted that Vandenburg had not penetrated the woman so could not be found guilty of rape. Vandenburg had consumed too much alcohol to be able to rape her, according to earlier testimony.

Long added that there was not enough evidence that Vandenburg had encouraged the other men to rape the woman.

I was just drunk out of my mind. This is something I would never do in my right state of mind. I'm just sorry

Defendant Cory Batey

The jury will now have to decide whether Vandenburg should be convicted of rape even though he didn't penetrate the victim, and whether Batey was so drunk that he could not have formed the intent to commit the crime.

'I care what the law is, and they haven't met it,' Long said in his closing arguments.

All four men are charged with five counts of aggravated rape and two counts of aggravated sexual battery. Vandenburg is also charged with tampering with evidence and unlawful photography.

All four have pleaded not guilty, including the two men not on trial: Jaborian 'Tip' McKenzie and Brandon Banks. McKenzie also testified at the trial, saying he didn't touch the woman but took pictures.